Baggage

The bottom half of the picture shows a brick wall painted with a large hulking turquoise robot in profile and a chain from the robot to the edge of the wall. The robot is looking up at the blue sky above, it has a large open jaw, and an angry expression.

Let's break our chains

Two blue front doors, the left one is plain light blue. The right one is painted like the Tardis from Doctor Who.

There are two doors to go through

Detail from a map of the A23a iceberg's progress since being calved in 1986; after 30 years stuck on the seafloor it made rapid progress in 2022-2023 but rotated on a water column for 8 months and has now run aground off South Georgia. Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20d1xp6046o

typical book project timeline

A greenish tree trunk on the right side of the picture which is very gnarly and lumpy, on the left behind it is a pile of dead leaves stacking up against the vertical lines of the branches of the tree.

Trunk

A home made painted cardboard sign reading: Yam yams and yow yows against Trump. Tek yer lickle donnies and BOG OFF!! Birmingham (heart) Black Country (heart) One Love (heart) Antifa ay we (star)

This was my fave sign (not mine though) from a 2018 protest.
Came back around.

Close up shot of pink and red wallflowers with frost crystals on the petals and leaves.

Frosty flowers

PITCH: An updated version of the curse of Cassandra where she's describing things that are happening now, in front of everyone, but still isn't believed.

If you or anyone you know, likes birdwatching and struggles with their mental health and would like an e-copy of Bird Therapy to read (pdf), I’d love to send over a copy for free. It can be helpful to know you’re not alone. Please do message me if you would like a copy.

#naturewriting #birdtherapy

Close up of an empty round rusty iron hinge on a stone mount. Through the hole in the centre you can see another hinge and circular hole. There is yellow lichen on the stone wall, and green plants in the background.

Hollow all the way down

We tried out DeepSeek. It worked well, until we asked it about Tiananmen Square and Taiwan The AI app soared up the Apple charts and rocked US stocks, but the Chinese chatbot was reluctant to discuss sensitive questions about China and its government

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

There are some work arounds in here too, like subbing in 3s and 4s for vowels.

Incomprehensible.

A roughly drawn trans flag in chalk on a pavement, with "You are Valid" written in capitals in white chalk underneath.

Reasons I love my neighbourhood.

A shop shutter painted in street art style with a bright yellow person with long purple hair, purple eyes and an orange cap with RBF on in white. The tag reads Hot girls hate fascists.

Hot girls hate fascists

I often have to ask, what is up with people?

Close up of a swirly pattern in ice

Icy out

That's hurting me

Frost crystals making a pattern like leaves on a blue background

Blue frost

A close up of green moss, with a snail shell and some twigs lying in it.

Nice calming moss

an abstract close up picture of winter grasses which are beige and white and fuzzy

What my brain feels like

Scene from a park, orange-brown leaves cover the rocky ground, there is a small patch of stream visible reflecting the light, and evergreen trees are in the foreground. Behind them are some birch trees.

Autumn, yesterday.

Research into neurodivergent experiences of puberty and menopause.

Brilliant!

It certainly does.

A billboard in pink and turquoise with "Thank God for Immigrants" written in black, there are graffitti tags under the billboard.

Thank God for Immigrants.

graffitti unicorn saying I'm not magic, someone else has written "We're all made from magic" and drawn a heart.

I'm not magic

A young seagull perched on top of a sign which reads join us for tea and cake. Blue sky and sea behind it.

Join us for tea and cake!

A pale yellow triangular metal sign which reads "Sunbeam" in blue letters with a sun rise graphic above it. It's on green metal panels.

I'm a ray of fucking light...

A graffitti stencil of vultures picking over bones in black and white at the bottom of a dark brown brick wall.

Vultures.

An old great stone wall, with the outline of a gateway filled in with similar stone. There's ivy growing on top and trees visible above.

Doorway, no doorway